Process for producing morpholinoalkyl benzothiazinones and related compounds

ABSTRACT

Basically substituted benzothiazinones, benzoxazinones, dihydroquinolinones and benzazepinones are obtained in greatly improved yield and with simplified isolation procedures when the basic side chain is introduced using dimethylsulfoxide as the reaction medium.

United States Patent Inventor John Krapcho Somerset, NJ.

Apr. 1, 1969 Nov. 23, 1971 E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.

New York, N.Y.

Appl. No. Filed Patented Assignee PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MORPHOLINOALKYLBENZOTHIAZINONES AND RELATED COMPOUNDS 6 Claims, No Drawings US. Cl260/243 R, 260/247.2 A Int. Cl C07d 93/12, C07d 87/42 Field of Search260/243,

Primary Examiner-John M. Ford Attorneys-Lawrence S. Levinson, Merle J.Smith and Theodore J. Criares ABSTRACT: Basically substitutedbenzothiazinones, benzoxazinones, dihydroquinolinones and benzazepinonesare obtained in greatly improved yield and with simplified isolationprocedures when the basic side chain is introduced usingdimethylsulfoxide as the reaction medium.

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MORPHOLINOALKYL BENZOTI'IIAZINONES AND RELATEDCOMPOUNDS BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION My U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,089,872(issued May 14, 1963) and 3,401,166 (issued Sept. 10, 1968) andcopending application Ser. No. 567,831 (filed July 26, 1966, nowabandoned) disclose, among other compounds, groups of basicallysubstituted benzothiazinones, benzoxazinones, dihydroquinolinones andbenzazepinones. When a morpholino-lower alkylene side chain isintroduced into the cyclic intermediate according to the proceduresdescribed in those patents and application, the final product isobtained in low yield and additionally is difficult to isolate fromunreacted starting material. For example, a compound according to theprocedure of US. Pat. No. 3,089,872 in diethylene glycol dimethyl etherin a yield of the order of 10 percent can be obtained in a yield ofabout 30 percent when dimethylformamide is substituted as the reactionmedium. In both instances difficulties are encountered in purificationof the product due to the presence of unreacted starting material. Thesame product may be obtained, however, in a yield of about 85 percentwhen dimethyl sulfoxide is used according to this invention. Inaddition, the product is readily purified.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The US. patents and patentapplication referred to above disclose, among others, basicallysubstituted bicyclic benzothiazinones, benzoxazinones anddihydroquinolines which may be characterized by the following generalformula wherein Y is oxa thia (-S-), methylene (-CH or ethylene (-CH CHpreferably Y is thia, R represents lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, aralkylor aralkenyl; X and X, which may be the same or different, eachrepresents hydrogen, lower al-.

kyl, halogen, halo-lower alkyl or lower alkoxy; A represents loweralkylene, N=B represents an unsubstituted or substituted morpholinoradical, and p is 1, 2 or 3. The terms lower alkyl," lower alkoxy" andlower alkylene include both straight and branched chain radicals of lessthan eight carbon atoms, for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl,butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, amyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy,ethylene, propylene and the like. The term lower alkenyl" refers tostraight and branched chain unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals of lessthan eight carbon atoms such as allyl, butenyl, isobutenyl and the like.The aralkyl groups represented by the symbol R include monocyclicaralkyl groups such as phenyl-lower alkyl groups wherein the lower alkylgroup is the same as defined above. The aralkenyl groups represented byR are monocyclic aralkenyl groups such as phenyl-lower alkenyl whereinthe alkenyl group is the same as defined above, e.g., cinnamyl. Thehalo-lower alkyl groups may be monohalogenated such as chloromethyl orpolyhalogenated such as trifluoromethyl which is preferred. All fourhalogens are contemplated by the symbol X.

This invention is applicable when the symbol N=B represents morpholinoor a substituted morpholino radical such as (lower alkyl)morpholino,e.g., 2- or 3-methylmorpholino, 2- or 3-ethylmorpholino or di(loweralkyl)morpholino, e.g., 2,6-dimethylmorpholino, 3,5-dimethylmorpholino,and the like.

According to this invention benzothiazinones, benzoxazinones.dihydroquolinones and benzazepinones of the type of formula I areproduced by reacting a benzothiazinone,

benzoxazinone, dihydroquinolinone or benzazepinone lacking the basicside chain, e.g., compounds of the general formula wherein the symbolshave the same meaning as above, with a morpholino alkyl halide of thegeneral formula (III) Hal-A-N=B wherein the symbols have the samemeaning as above and Hal refers to a halogen, preferably chlorine orbromide, in the presence of an alkali metal hydride such as sodiumhydride. The medium for this reaction, in order to achieve the highyields according to this invention, is dimethyl sulfoxide.

The starting ring compound and/or the metal hydride may be dissolved orsuspended in the dimethyl sulfoxide and the one added to the otherpreferably maintaining the temperature below about 50 C. To this mixturethe morpholinoalkyl halide, either as the liquid or as a solution indimethyl sulfoxide, is added. A small amount of sodium iodide may alsobe added at this time to accelerate the reaction. The mixture is thenpermitted to react for a sufficient time for the condensation to becompleted. One to two hours will usually suffice. Moderate heating,e.g., up to about 7075 C., may be used to accelerate the reaction. Thereaction product may then be separated and worked up, for example, bypouring onto ice water. The solid or oily product is triturated withcold water, dissolved in chloroform and the latter solution is washedwith water, dried (MgSO and the solvent removed under reduced pressureto give the product.

The following example are illustrative of the invention. Alltemperatures are on the Centigrade scale.

EXAMPLE 1 4-methyl-2-( 2-morpholinoethyl )-2-phenyll ,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one To a stirred suspension of 76.2 g. (0.3 mole) of 4-methyl2-phenyl-l,4-benzothiazin-3(4H )-one in 470 ml. of dimethyl sulfoxide(under N are added 15.0 g. (0.3 mole) of sodium hydride, 50 percent(portionwise). The vigorous foaming subsides after several minutes; theorange-colored mixture is heated to 70, cooled to 30 and treated with70.0 g. (0.47 mole) of 2-morpholinoethyl chloride and 3.0 g. ofpulverized sodium iodide. This mixture is slowly heated to 70 andmaintained at 70-75 for 2 hours. It is cooled to room temperature andpoured onto 2.5 l. of cold water to give a light brown gummy product.After cooling overnight, the aqueous phase is decanted from the solidproduct; the latter is triturated with 500 m1. of cold water and thendissolved in 600 ml. of chloroform. The latter solution is extractedwith 200 ml. of water, dried over MgSO treated with charcoal, filteredand the solvent evaporated to give a residue which is digested with 200ml. of warm hexane, cooled and filtered to give 101.5 g. (92 percent) ofmaterial, m.p. l3ll36. Following crystallization from 210 ml. ofacetonitrile the colorless solid weighs 94.0 g. percent); m.p. l40-142.

The hydrochloride salt is obtained by dissolving this base in ml. ofchloroform. treating with one equivalent of alcoholic HCl and removingthe solvent under reduced pressure. The foamlike residue is trituratedwith ether and filtered to give 28.4 g. of material, m.p. 203-205.Following crystallization from ml. of isopropanol, the product weighs26.4 g., m.p. 208-2l0.

EXAMPLE 2 4-methyl-2-( 3morpholinopropyl )-2-phenyl-2H-1 ,4-benzothiazin-3(4H )-one Utilizing the procedure of example I, a mixtureof 19.8 g. (0.078 mole) of 4-methyl-2-phenyl-l,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one, I70 ml. of dimethylsulfoxide and 3.8 g. (0.078 mole) of 50 percentsodium hydride is treated with l g. of sodium iodide and 25 g. of3-morpholinopropyl chloride and then heated at 70-75 for 3 hours. Theproduct is isolated as in ex' ample l to give 31.6 g. of a pale yellowoil. The hydrochloride salt of this material melts at 235-237 (fromethanol).

EXAMPLE 3 2-[ 2.6-Dimethylmorpholino )ethyl l -4-methyl-2-phenyl-2H-l,4-benzothiazin-3( 4H )-one Utilizing the procedure of example I, butsubstituting 20.0 g. of 2-(2,6-dimethylmorpholino)ethyl chloride for the2- morpholinoethyl chloride, there is obtained 28.5 g. of the syruplikebase. The hydrochloride salt melts at 227-229 (crystallized fromacetonitrile EXAMPLE 4 2-(p-chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-(2-morpholineothyl)-2Hl,4- benzothiazin-3(4H)-one Utilizing the procedureof example 1, a mixture of 29.0 g. (0. 1 mole) of2-(p-chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2H-1,4- benzothiazin-3(4H )-one, 170 ml. ofdimethylsulfoxide and 5.0 g. of sodium hydride (50 percent) is treatedwith l g. of sodium iodide and 30.0 g. of 2-morpholinoethyl chloride andthen heated at 75 for 2 hours. The product (31.5 g., m.p. l20-l25 ispurified by crystallization from 100 ml. of acetonitrile, m.p. l27-l29.

EXAMPLE 5 2-p-methoxphenyl-4-methyl-2( 2-morpholinoethyl )-2H-1 ,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one interaction of 20.0 g. (0.07 mole) of2-(p-methoxyphenyl)- 4-methyl-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one, l70 ml. ofdimethyl sulfoxide and 3.5 g. (0.073 mole) of 50 percent sodium hydridewith l g. of sodium iodide and 21 g. of 2- morpholinoethyl chloride inthe manner described in example I gives 17.7 g. of viscous product. Thehydrobromide salt of this material melts at l63-l 65 (from ethanol).

EXAMPLE 6 4-Benzyl-2-( 2-morpholinoethyl)-2-phenyl-2H- l ,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one Interaction of 34.2 g. (0.] mole) of4-benzyl-2-phenyl-l,4- benzothiazin-3(4H)-one, 170 ml. of dimethylsulfoxide, 51 g. (0.1 mole) sodium hydride, 30.0 g. of 2-morpholinoethylchloride and l g. of sodium iodide as described in example I gives aproduct which is crystallized from 200 ml. of diisopropyl ether; weight26.0 g., m.p. ll4ll6. After crystallization from cyclohexane, theproduct melts at l l7-l 19.

EXAMPLE 7 2-( 2-Morpholinoethyl )-4-phenethyl-2-phenyl-2H- l ,4-benzothiazin-3-(4H)-one interaction of 20.0 (0.058 mole) of4-phenethyl-2-phenyll,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one, 100 ml. of dimethylsulfoxide, 3.0 g. (0.058 mole) sodium hydride, 17 g. of 2-morpholineothyl chloride and l g. of sodium iodide according to theprocedure of example l gives the product which is purified bycrystallization from 200 ml. of diisopropyl ether; weight, 12.6 g., m.p.l03-l05.

EXAMPLE 8 4-MethyI-Z-morpholinoethyl )-2-phenyl-l ,4-benzoxuzin-3( 4H)-one Utilizing the procedure of example 1 but substituting anequivalent quantity of 4-methyl-2-phenyl-l,4-benzoxazin-3- (4H)-one forthe 4-methyl-2-phenyl-l,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)- one. the above named productis obtained.

EXAMPLE 9 3 .4-Dihydrol methyl-34 2-morpholinoethyl)-3-phenylquinolin-2-one Following the procedure of example I butsubstituting an equivalent quantity of3,4-dihydro-l-methyl-3-phenylquinolin-2-one for the4-methyl-2-phenyl-l,4-benzothiazin-3(4H one, the above named product isobtained.

EXAMPLE lO l,3,4.5-Tetrahydrol -methyl-3-( 2-morpholinoethyl )-3-phenyll-benzazepin-2-one By substitution of an equivalent quantity of 1.3.4.5-tetrahydrol -methyl-3-phenyll-benzazepin-Z-one in example I for the4-methyl-2-phenyl-l,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one. the above named product isobtained.

What is claimed is:

l. A method for producing a compound of the formula wherein Y is oxa,thia, methylene or ethylene, R is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl,phenyl-lower alkyl or phenyl-lower alkylene, X and X each is hydrogen,lower alkyl halogen, halo-lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, p is 1.2 or 3,and A-N=B is a morpholino-lower alkylene radical, by the addition ofmorpholino-lower alkyl side chain to a benothiazinone, benzoxazinone,dihydroquinolinone or benzazepinone of the formula wherein Y. R. X, Xand p have the same meaning as above, which comprises reacting saidbenzothiazinone, benzoxazinone, dihydroquinolinone or benzazepinone witha morpholino-lower alkyl halide in dimethyl sulfoxide reaction medium.

2. A method as in claim 1 wherein Y is thia.

3. A method as in claim 1 wherein Y is thia and the morpholino-loweralkyl halide is morpholinoethyl chloride.

4. A method as in claim 1 wherein the benzothiazinone is 4- loweralkyl-Z-phenyll ,4-benzothiazin-3(4HO-one.

5. A method as in claim 5 wherein the benzothiazinone is 4-methyl-2-phenyll ,4-benzothiazin-3(4H )-one.

6. A method as in claim 3 wherein the benzothiazinone is 4-methyl-2-phenyll ,4-benzothiazin-3(4H )-one and the morpholino-loweralkyl halide is 3-morpholinopropyl chloride.

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2. A method as in claim 1 wherein Y is thia.
 3. A method as in claim 1wherein Y is thia and the morpholino-lower alkyl halide ismorpholinoethyl chloride.
 4. A method as in claim 1 wherein thebenzothiazinone is 4-lower alkyl-2-phenyl-1,4-benzothiazin-3(4HO-one. 5.A method as in claim 5 wherein the benzothiazinone is4-methyl-2-phenyl-1,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one.
 6. A method as in claim 3wherein the benzothiazinone is4-methyl-2-phenyl-1,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one and the morpholino-loweralkyl halide is 3-morpholinopropyl chloride.